ISBN:
9781498586146
,
1498586147
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (392 Seiten)
Series Statement:
Studies in folklore and ethnology
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Sharps, Ronald LaMarr, 1948- Black folklorists in pursuit of equality
DDC:
398.2089/96073
Keywords:
1800-1999
;
African Americans Folklore
;
African Americans Race identity
;
African Americans Segregation
;
History
;
African Americans Social conditions 19th century
;
African Americans Social conditions 20th century
;
African Americans in literature
;
Race Social aspects
;
Noirs américains - Folklore
;
Noirs américains - Identité ethnique
;
Noirs américains - Ségrégation - Histoire
;
Noirs américains - Conditions sociales - 19e siècle
;
Noirs américains - Conditions sociales - 20e siècle
;
Noirs américains dans la littérature
;
Race - Aspect social - États-Unis
;
African Americans
;
African Americans in literature
;
African Americans - Race identity
;
African Americans - Segregation
;
African Americans - Social conditions
;
Race - Social aspects
;
Folklore
;
History
;
United States
Abstract:
"A study in cultural politics, the book illustrates how nine black movements used competing interpretations of folklore to achieve racial identity and pursue equality in America during 50 years of Jim Crow, 1893-1943"--
Description / Table of Contents:
Introduction : not to ne an snomaly -- Folklore in pursuit of identity and survival -- Folklore in pursuit of economic equality -- Folklore in pursuit of a cultural education -- Folklore in pursuit of political equality -- Folklore in pursuit of loyalty -- Folklore in pursuit of nation-building -- Folklore in pursuit of social equality -- Folklore in pursuit of full equality and self-determination -- Conclusion : happy days and sorrow songs.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
